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| behavior | All the actions an animal performs. |
| response | An organism's reaction to a stimulus. |
| learning | The process that leads to changes in behavior based on practice or experience. |
| trail-and-error learning | The learning that occurs when an animal learns to perform a behavior more and more skillfully. |
| artificial intelligence | The capactity of a computer to perform complex tasks such as learning from experience and solving problems. |
| stimulus | A signal that causes an organism to react in some way. |
| instinct | An inborn behavior pattern that an animal performs correctly the first time. |
| conditioning | The process of learning to connect a stimulus with a good or bad event. |
| insight learning | The process of learning how to solve a problem or do something new by applying what is already known. |
| imprinting | A process in which newly hatched birds or newborn mammals learn to follow the first object they see. |
| aggression | A threatening behavior that one animal uses to gain control over another. |
| courtship behavior | The behavior that animals of the same species engage in to prepare for mating. |
| circadian rhythm | Behavior cycles that occur over a period of approximately one day. |
| migration | The regular, periodic journey of an animal from one place to another and back again for the purpose of feeding or reproduction. |
| territory | An area that is occupied and defended by an animal or group of animals. |
| society | A group of closely related animals of the same species that work together for the benefit of the whole group. |
| hibernation | A state of greatly reduced body activity that occurs during the winter. |
| pheromone | A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior of another animal of the same species. |
| bioluminescence | The production of light by a living organism by means of chemical reactions within the animal's cells. |
